2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

The 2020 Inter-County Under-20 Football Championship is the 57th edition of the competition, and the third since the competition was re-graded from Under 21 to Under 20. It is also referred to as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship for sponsorship purposes.[1]

EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship
Tournament details
Year2020
SponsorEirgrid
Other
Websitegaa.ie

Player eligibility

At the start of the championship footballers aged under 20 cannot play for both their county's senior and under-20 championship teams. Initially a footballer must opt to play for either the senior or the under-20 team. Once a county's senior team exits the senior championship all of their under-20 players are then eligible to play for the county under-20 team.

This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and avoid scheduling conflicts when the senior and under-20 championships are played in the same summer months as both county teams have distinct panels of players. Inevitably some county under-20 teams play without their best under-20 footballers as a result of the player eligibility rule.

Competition Format

Provincial Championships format

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. Each province decides the format for their championship – the format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league, groups, etc. or a combination.

All-Ireland format

The four provincial winners play in two All-Ireland Under-20 Football Semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Final.

Provincial Championships

Connacht

Quarter-Final


Semi-Finals


Final
06 March 2020
Galway 4-15 (27) – (5) 0-05 Roscommon

Leinster

Preliminary Round


Quarter-Finals


Semi-Finals


Final
6 March 2020
19:30
Final
Laois v Dublin
Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow, Co Carlow
Referee: P Maguire

Munster

Quarter-Finals


Semi-Finals


Final
4 March 2020
19:00
Final
Cork 1-09 (12) – (17) 0-17 Kerry
Gls: B Murphy 1-0
Pts: M Cronin 0-4 (0-1f), B Murphy 0-3, J Murphy, F Herlihy 0-1 each.
Pts: R Ó Beaglaoich 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1 mark), P Walsh 0-3 (0-3f), P Darcy, S Quilter (0-1f) 0-2 each, D Lyne, K Falvey, P O’Shea, S Horan, S Keane 0-1 each.
Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: S Lonergan (Tipperary)

Ulster

Preliminary Round


Quarter-Finals


Semi-Finals


Final
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)
Tyrone 1-11 – 0-09 Donegal
, Clones

All-Ireland

Semi-Finals
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)
Semi-Final 1
v
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)
Semi-Final 2
Dublin v Tyrone

Final

Final
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References
  1. Under 20
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